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Hackers exploit critical VMware flaw to drop ransomware, miners

Security researchers observed malicious campaigns leveraging a critical vulnerability in VMware Workspace One Access to deliver various malware, including the RAR1Ransom tool that locks files in password-protected archives. […]

21 Oct

Microsoft testing a Windows ‘PC Manager’ system optimizer app

Microsoft is developing a Windows system optimization program called ‘PC Manager’ that combines existing Windows tools into one interface. […]

21 Oct

Clearview AI gets third €20 million fine for illegal data collection

France’s data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Clearview AI with €20 million for illegal collection and processing of biometric data belonging to French citizens. […]

21 Oct

BlackByte ransomware uses new data theft tool for double-extortion

A BlackByte ransomware affiliate is using a new custom data stealing tool called ‘ExByte’ to steal data from compromised Windows devices quickly. […]

20 Oct

Ursnif malware switches from bank account theft to initial access

A new version of the Ursnif malware (a.k.a. Gozi) emerged as a generic backdoor, stripped of its typical banking trojan functionality. […]

20 Oct

Google sued over biometric data collection without consent

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has sued Google for allegedly collecting and using biometric data belonging to millions of Texans without proper consent. […]

20 Oct

Health system data breach due to Meta Pixel hits 3 million patients

Advocate Aurora Health (AAH), a 26-hospital healthcare system in the states of Wisconsin and Illinois, is notifying its patients of an unintentional data breach that impacts 3,000,000 individuals. […]

20 Oct

OldGremlin hackers use Linux ransomware to attack Russian orgs

OldGremlin, one of the few ransomware groups attacking Russian corporate networks, has expanded its toolkit with file-encrypting malware for Linux machines. […]

20 Oct

Internet connectivity worldwide impacted by severed fiber cables in France

A major Internet cable in the South of France was severed yesterday at 20:30 UTC, impacting subsea cable connectivity to Europe, Asia, and the United States and causing data packet losses and increased website response latency. […]

19 Oct

Brazil arrests suspect linked to the Lapsus$ hacking group

Today, the Brazilian Federal Police arrested a Brazilian suspect in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia, believed to be part of the Lapsus$ extortion gang. […]